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Mixture of partially digested food, liquids, stomach acids that move from the stomach into the intestines

Chyme

What is the word for gastric juices digesting the person?

autodigestion

What is the purpose of villi in the small intestine?

increase surface area to increase the rate of absorption of nutrients

When molecules diffuse, they move from an area of __________ concentration to _____________ concentration

From HIGHER to LOWER concentration - in other words, they were all packed together (high concentration) and they spread out.

What is inside the large intestine?

Poop. It comes in from the small intestine all liquidy, just water and undigestible stuff because the stuff we do digest has been digested. The large intestine just takes the water out then expels the rest.

What is the difference between prebiotics and probiotics?

probiotics are the bacteria that you want in your body. Prebiotics are substances that help probiotics grow.

What's in your stool?

undigestible food, dead intestinal cells, some water, bacteria

The pancreas, gallbladder, and liver are called ______________ organs of the digestive system.

Accessory

Bile is produced by the ___________ and stored in the _____________

Produced by the liver, stored by the gallbladder

This organ is an accessory organ to the digestive system and it produces insulin, glycogen, and pancreatic juices

pancreas

recycling system of bile

enterohepatic system

What is the medical term for chewing?

Mastication

Before it enters the stomach, what is the name of the lump of chewed food, saliva, and mucus?

Bolus

System including following organs? kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra

Urinary system

Acid-base balance (pH) occurs primarily in these two systems

Urinary (in kidneys) and respiratory (in lungs)

Where are carbs stored in our body?

In liver and muscle in form of glycogen

Where is fat stored in our body?

In adipose tissue (the fat under our skin that makes us look flabby or thick)